Reviews + Articles
A Personal Note
I had such kind comments when I mentioned I'm retiring, and looking for a place to live in the Columbus, Ohio area, but I also had questions. I want to reassure you. I've been working in libraries since I was sixteen. For most of those years, it was a joy. And, I...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper
Maybe everybody didn't know, but Kevin Tipple knew I was out of town for most of this last week. So, his timing was perfect when he sent a review to include here. He's going to discuss Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper. Thank you, Kevin! Mae Pruett lives in Los...
Winners & Give Me a “C” Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Glen D. from Yuba City, CA won Ozark Dogs. Ann H. from Pocatello, ID will receive Hard Rain. I'm putting the books in the mail on Saturday. This week, it's a Give Me a "C" giveaway. Alafair Burke was writing with...
What ARe You Reading?
I'm sorry. I haven't been around this week. I was in Columbus, Ohio, looking for a place to live since I'm planning to move there in September or October after I retire. Speaking of weather, it was lousy there, low 40s, rain or drizzle, and wind sometimes. Drove...
The Bride Wore White by Amanda Quick
It's been years since I read one of Amanda Quick's romantic mysteries, and I hadn't read any set in Burning Cove, California in the 1930s. If The Bride Wore White is an example, I should have been reading these fast-paced novels all along. "Intuition warned her for...
Nonna Maria and the Case of the Stolen Necklace by Lorenzo Carcaterra
Nonna Maria is back in the second rich, atmospheric mystery that takes readers to Ischia, a small island in the Bay of Naples. Lorenzo Carcaterra shows a widow, grandmother, and great-grandmother, well-respected by most on Ischia, in Nonna Maria and the Case of the...